cucumber
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Bats are invaluable in agriculture, gorging on pests that target crops — corn earworms, brown stink bugs, cucumber beetles and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Her Honor just needed to do more of the same: hail her own accomplishments, deliver well-timed zingers and keep as cool as a cucumber while baiting Raman into self-immolation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
“I’m feeling cool as a cucumber in those moments,” Nolan recalled in a recent interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Dietitian Kate Hilton says she's drinking more iced water and eating cool, hydrating foods like cucumber, tomatoes, melon and frozen smoothies.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
I have never once worried that a cucumber I grew from seed would kill me if I ate it.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Growers are also reporting cucumbers that are coming out misshapen, with some bending back into a spiral.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
At this rainforest-like indoor farm, where creatures such as coral, tropical fish and sea cucumbers inhabit different aquariums, Kinjo bred "miracle coral" with extra resistance to warmer water.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
My current favorite combines apples, pears, ginger and cucumbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
He grows about 60 different crops, including herbs such as rosemary and thyme, heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers, and pick-your-own strawberries and flowers.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Even in her shapeless dress, even with dirty hands and feet, she looked positively rich as she handed me Aunt Pretty’s basket, which she’d filled with lettuce, onions, and cucumbers.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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